228 CACTNISS EVERGREEN (1/2)
”Who says that this is not where the portal is??? Who says that there is no guardian here??? Then what do you call me then??? Are you all blind??!!”
While the group was racking their brain to find an answer as to why they were left in that kind of situation they heard a soothing voice coming inside that same room.
The voice resounded in the room like the prelude of a flute. It sounds so sweet and delicate like melting honey.
The voice sounds so feminine that it registered through their ears like as a voice that was as soft and murmurous as wings
Her voice is like the harmony of angels. It was pure and sweet as if from heaven
But taking another look around them, the group found no one.
”Could it be that the guardian is hiding within one of the walls here?”
Long Yue whispered next to his friends. But the guardian this time seemed to have a keen sense of hearing.
”You're kidding right???? Why do I need to hide myself from a bunch of warlocks like your group?? Do you think I have time to play games with you all????”
The soothing voice that comes somewhere inside the room answered back to Long Yue's question”
Despite the voice sounding a bit irritated, it still has a clear ring to it. As if the sound of jingling silver bells in a Christmas carol.
”MEOW”
[Ms. Guardian is over there, little lass.]
Janus said as he gestured to his master using his head and pointed to the direction where Ms. Guardian is.
On the direction that Janus was pointing, the human-sized cactus with a flower on its head that looks like a headdress was standing.
”I'm over here!”
After the soothing voice said that, the cactus plant in the middle of the room started shaking one of its body parts as if waving at them.
”I think I saw the guardian. There she is.”
Mu Lingxi said to her friends as she pointed at the waving cactus plant.
”Oh, another talking plant????”
Fan Lei and the others raised an eyebrow when they saw the cactus plant waiting at them.
So far, they have not met a normal talking plant as a guardian before. So they don't have any good impression of them.
Well, they actually have not met a normal guardian, to begin with. Each of them has its own odd quirk.
It seemed that it was part of their job description or some sort.
First is the senile talking oak tree who had a tendency in talking to himself and getting agitated for no reason.
Next is Arya the vegan merfolk. Could merfolk even be a vegetarian?
She could be the most normal among the rest if not for her loquacious and kinda tactless personality.
Then there was the lame comedian wannabe, Flora. A sunflower plant that has the face of a baby and speaks like a toddler.
Recalling her damn lame jokes that she called riddles were enough to give Fan Lei a headache. No wonder, he was the first one to react when he saw the human-sized cactus waving at them.
Now they got another sentient and talking plant as a guardian. The cactus plant with a soothing voice and a yellow flower on its head.
Just what kind of odd quirk does this next guardian have??
The group wonders.
Walking closer to the waving cactus plant, the group bow their heads simultaneously to greet the guardian.
When they finally got a closer look at the guardian stationed at the portal leading to the exit of Rhapsody Swamp, they saw that it was carrying something on its back.
Ohh, rather than saying that the cactus plant was carrying something on its back. It was more accurate to say that the thing was slung on its body.
It was a bow with a complete set of arrows. Whether it was for decoration or props purposes, it was unknown.
”Errr... Hi Ms. Cactus.”
Unsure how to greet the other party, the group decided to play safe and used formalities to address her.
”Actually I'm not a cactus yet.”
”There she is...”
The group thought to themselves all at the same time.
They know that every guardian chosen to be stationed at each of the portals had their own odd quirks so they were not surprised if the guardian will say something weird afterward.
But this Ms. Cactus before them transcended beyond their expectation.
So there was even someone as in denial of their own identity???
”MEOW”
[If you say you are not a cactus, then can I say I'm not a cat as well???]